municipal
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ə adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
2.
Archaic. pertaining to the internal affairs of a state or nation rather than to international affairs.
noun
3.
Origin:
1530–40; < Latin mūnicipālis, equivalent to mūnicip- (stem of mūniceps) citizen of a free town (mūni(a) duties + -cip-, combining form of capere to take) + -ālis -al1
1530–40; < Latin mūnicipālis, equivalent to mūnicip- (stem of mūniceps) citizen of a free town (mūni(a) duties + -cip-, combining form of capere to take) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
mu·nic·i·pal·ly, adverb
in·ter·mu·nic·i·pal, adjective
non·mu·nic·i·pal, adjective
non·mu·nic·i·pal·ly, adverb
pre·mu·nic·i·pal, adjective
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municipal (mjuːˈnɪsɪpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of or relating to a town, city, or borough or its local government | |
| [C16: from Latin mūnicipium a free town, from mūniceps citizen from mūnia responsibilities + capere to take] | |
| mu'nicipalism | |
| —n | |
| mu'nicipalist | |
| —n | |
| mu'nicipally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
municipal
c.1540, from M.Fr. municipal, from L. municipalis "of a citizen of a free town, of a free town," from municipium (nom. municeps, gen. municipis) "citizen, inhabitant of a free town." Second element is root of capere "assume, take" (see capable). First element is from munus
(pl. munia) "service performed for the community, duty, work," also "public spectacle paid for by the magistrate, (gladiatorial) entertainment, gift," from Old Latin moenus "service, duty, burden," from PIE *moi-n-es-, generally taken as a suffixed form of base *mei- "to change, go, move;" see mutable; but Tucker says "more probably" from the other PIE root *mei- meaning "bind," so that munia = "obligations" and communis = "bound together." A Roman municipum was a city whose citizens had the privileges of Roman citizens but was governed by its own laws.
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Example sentences
Follow local directions for municipal garbage pickup of hazardous wastes.
He is now in charge of all the computers at a mid-size municipal library.
Companies will be compensated by the reform of municipal corporate tax.
Their votes were tallied by hand at the precinct, municipal, provincial and finally national levels.
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